Judas Priest have released a short clip from their video for “Lightning Strike” - a track taken from upcoming album Firepower The band posted the teaser on their Facebook page, with the track taken from the UK outfit’s upcoming 18th studio album, which is set to arrive in March.

Frontman Rob Halford has told VintageRock.com about Firepower, saying: “It’s great. This is what Priest lives for. We’re a hard-working metal band still making the metal forty-odd years later, thanks to our glorious metal fans around the world.”

“So we make music now, obviously, still for our own pleasure and enjoyment, and the challenge of finding a new riff and a new melody is always very… It’s a great feeling.”

He’s particularly full of praise for Gibson Flying V-playing Richie Faulkner’s contribution on the record, saying: “Richie’s playing is ***ing unbelievable on this album. I think, as the writing team of Richie, Glenn Tipton and myself, this is some of our best work without a doubt.”

The tracklisting for Firepower is reported as:

“Firepower”

“Lightning Strikes”

“Evil Never Dies”

“Necromancer”

“Children of the Sun”

“Guardian”

“Rising From Ruins”

“Flame Thrower”

“Spectre”

“Traitor’s Gate”

“No Surrender”

“Lone Wolf”

“Sea of Red”

Judas Priest will head out on tour in support of Firepower – released on March 9th and now available for pre-order – in the coming months, with extensive dates across North America and a selection of European shows confirmed. Judas Priest 2018 Firepower tour dates are: